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Events Crowd Vimy Trip Says Rev. Fr. O‘Gorman Dear Friendsâ€"We have seen the last train leave Paris for England. Only a few hundred out of five thousand reâ€" main longer on the Continent. It has been a huge success, this trip as guests of France. Never will the Canadian pilgrims forget the hospitality and the evident sincerity of the welcome accordâ€" ed them by the people of France. After twenty years they are still grateful for Canada‘s help in the war. The Vimy visit revived the friendship of army days. C.ILL.‘s new home on Foutr nue next the Empire hotel will ready for occupancy. Plaster been finished inside and ds is to be started soon. The new brokerage office on the east side of Pine street for the F. O‘Hearn Company.â€"has not y<t been begun, alâ€" though the lot has been levelled and prepared. Work is being spseded up on both the new public school in the northwest section of the town and the new separâ€" ate school in Moneta. From the arrival Saturday morning, to find the station glowing with flags and a deputation of French veterans to greet us, until the hour of departure, the days were crowded with events. It was a strenuocus time. Each night one felt so tired that he doubted if he could start the next day‘s schedule, but few fell out! The last big day at Rouen drew nearly ninety per cent of the Pilâ€" grims. Not much time was left for shopping or individual visiting. But one felt that he could not afford to miss any of the events. Steel work wen site of the new and building of begin shortly. Exterior work dition to the Em most complete ar ahead steadily i: The brick walls Innis building h: week, Steel beams were set in place Rebuilding of t! proceeding satisf; to have a new en nue, with steps 1 an ornamental 1 new pubniit schnooil in Uhe norNnWest| qigqate as winning the seat by 89 maâ€" section of the town and the new | jority, Dr. McNally, Union Nationale ate school in Moneta. candidate, however, still claims the seat, More men are employed in the conâ€" | saying he has a majority of over 30 struction of new buildings in Timmins | according to the figures he has. He will this summer than at the same time last have a recount in any case, it is underâ€" year, it is understood. stood. Dome‘s New Foviball Field to Open Saturday Almost p« tion has a Timmins j schedule. It is hard to say which day : biggest and best. One thought a Skunk Captured on 425 Foot Mine Level L. L .. ...AE LE . New Buildings Making Good Progress in Town Steel Work up at St. Anthony‘s Church. New Building for CIL.L. Soon to be Ready. Good Progress on New Schools. Rebuilding of Imperial Bank Quarters in Progress. Other Building Notes. Baturda fort ha: one of playing venie tend the s n th. feneed A bans urday ar The ga imimnediat monies. New Football Grounds Among Best in Country. Playing Pitch 120 vards Long and 75 yvards wide. Rooms, with _ The Pioncer Paper of the Porcupine Established 1912 mpyjesA «tm i P P P P :AE C L AC: P CA iracious Hospitality of the People of France will Live in Canadian Memory. Reception at Little Towns of Amâ€" boise and Blois Specially Touching. Porcupine Coat of Arms at Chateau of Blois. The Doi ic lt ds ds 3. NWP y w CC . Cne ETh OWP OW CE lt ons v CE CV ToR m P very Convenience, Prov 1ded for I’la\e Stand. Official Opening Saturday. Dicksc VÂ¥ e tm t s P P To AP OA I6: P t 1 fac nd pilas inside. 16 91 Paris, Aug. 5th, 1936 iA cOupit O T A 1 npe 11¢ 1K (qu of Al Bank the Pilâ€" left for But one ng@s pI ha 1 I the the A1I OM District Settlers _ _ Lose Potato Crops wonderful banquet Sunday at the Inâ€" valides, presided over by Marshal Petain that the high point had been reached. But the reception in the little towns of Amboise and Blois on Monday was so universal, the whole population devoting the day to our welcome, that it was more touching still. While Rouen on Tuesâ€" day was not to be outdone, and fairly earned as deep Canadian thanks as our hosts cn previous days. Three banquets in three dayvs was a test of our endurâ€" The details would lengthen this letter induly. But one of a little special inâ€" terest may be mentioned. Over the main gate of the famous old chateau of Blois, carved in stone, is a porcupine. The King wh> built the chateau, (Louis XII, I think.) had a coatâ€"ofâ€"arms similar to the arms (if we have any) of Timmins. Enclosed in the letter from Reyv. Father O‘Gorman was a picture post card showing the chateau of Blois and the Porcupine Coat of Arms. rid Dr the Band Concert This Week at Band Stand Dispute as to Winner in Pontiac Riding, Quebec Timmins Band to Play Next We at Horticultural rosts Last Week Destroy Chief Crop of Many Settâ€" lers in This Part of North. 1CA Show id of 137. â€"L innounced F S. J. McNal field. In 37 nins Horti Timmins ; Ly WE 18 Publisbed at Timmina, Ont., Canada, Every MONDAY ana THURSDAT riler C > Quebe lly was given as i€: 7 of the 48 polls h Later the returning E. C. Lawn, Liberal W is a porcupine. > chateau, (Louis XII, atâ€"ofâ€"arms similar to @ive any) of Timmins. hed and went ove: ing day as enthusiâ€" d will play at the il Society show at and there will be ncert Thursday of Bat J. R. O‘GORMAN Large Grand s Trom POnUlIAQG vincial election riven as leadin: nas onte of plauned for t the band mas ne. The Ouls XII, Politics in Ontanmo boil a Pontiac _had offiâ€" canâ€" n The Oddfellows picnic has been noted in the North for many years as a happy day of sport and enjoyment. The event this year is to be held at Wilson‘s farm, Golden City, on Sunday next, August 23rd. It is held for Oddfellows, Reâ€" bekahs, their families and their friends. All the members of the Timmins Lodge No. 459, 1.0.0.F., the Rebekahs, and their families, are asked to asssemble The principal has made a special | study of education and methods and Lo this year was granted the degree of ] Bachelor of Pedagogy by the University C of Toronto, one of the highest degrees it is possible to have in that science. The board has for some time looked ; to him as thsir principalâ€"inâ€"chief but|! 1y under the new arrangement, he would | area be given time to make visits to theicont: cther schools in towh. | this There was much discussion at the | in t E. J. Transom, present principal of Central public school, may be apâ€" pointed supervising principal of Timâ€" mins‘ four public schools. The board consid®red the idea at a meeting on Monday night and will discuss it with Mr. Transom when he returns from his holidays. There was much disct meeting over a letter pre. Citizens‘ League, asking use rooms in Mattagami public shools for meetings bers of the board felt the a political organization should not be granted schools. Others held it w tion organization and w the privilege. The lstter for consideration at for co meetin PiCNnIC Aug. 23 Timmins and Kirkland to Exchange Orchestr: Polltics in Onlamo Doll again. Larl Rowe, leader of the Conservatives, mads a "slashing attack on the ‘irresponsible chatter of our playboy premier‘ at Little Current the other day. The sam speaking al other gener POLITICS WARMING UP IN ONTARIO ALSO THESE DAYS Oddfellows, Rebekahs and Families to Gather at Hall at 1 p.m. Sunday. their Iamllies, f at the Oddfellow transportation v Oddfellows an camp should ma Timmins and Kirkland Lake exâ€" change orchestras a week from Frida} night when a special dance is to be helc at the Riverside pavtlion. Andy Canâ€" giano will play at Culver park while the Culver band plays here. Public Schools May Have Supervising Principal said there woulC some time to col separate school k Public School Board Considering Question. Discussion of Use of Schools for Meetings. _ Political Organizations Not Considered. Fitting Groups to be Extended Priviâ€" lege of Use of Schools. e to com schoo} bil day Premier Hepburt Sydenham, predicted an reduction in Hydro rate ould be no election fc ) and defended th ‘Ad fTéelt the "lfague was inization and as such granted the use of held it was an educaâ€" n and was entitled to he lstter was laid over n at â€"next â€"month‘s TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH, 1936 ter presented by the isking permission to hall at Rebokahs special not + .B provided and Moneta some memâ€" iA OI T wo New Bush Fires Controlled A fire in Godfrey township was put out in short order before ony damage was done. A Carscallen township blaze is still smouldering but is under conâ€" trol. No timber damage was done there. A patrol is still being kept on the Mcâ€" Ewen township fire, a couple of miles below Wawaitin. All told, 30 men are an the job. Other forest fires in Ontario are burnâ€" lieving the situation Local Forest Fires Did Litâ€" tle Damage. Rains Help Control of Other Ontario Fires. Other forest fires in Ontario are burnâ€" ing out, it was reported this week. Light rains and absence of high winds have made it possible tor forest ranger crews to control the more serious blazezs. Constable William Harris Resigns from the Force Har T‘wo new bush fires broke out in this ea this week but both are now under ntrol, Forestry Branch officials stated is morning. Tuesday‘s rain, general the North, was af great help in reâ€" resignation oI COnsta@Dl of the municipal pol ceived at the town ] g. Mr. Harris will follo, wOrk in Timmins, it pine Qotpante nstable William inothe under force Temperatures this week: M max. 71, min. 42; Tuesday max. ‘ 51; Weqdnesday max. 64, min. night‘s minimum 37; eight o‘clo morning 42. Rain fell from 3.45 on Tuesday afternoon, bringing of .17 inches of moisture from the light shower. Irom the officiatin First Frost of August Last Night Death This Morning of Mrs. M. McPhaden Born in Fergus, she lived much of her life in Elora, where she married her first husband, Mr. Lambert. Later, on her marriage to Dr. McPhaden, she lived in Mount Forest. On his death she moved to Matheson to ‘be with Frank and came here with him three months ago. In her younger days she had been an active worker in the United Church in both Fergus and Mount Forest and was a highly respectâ€" ed of both places. The day for the funeral service has ncot yet been set, but it will projably be from the home, with Rev. Bruce Millar Some Plants Nipped in the Lowerâ€"lying Districts of Porcupine. Great ~Britain yesterday ‘"clamped down" on the shipment of both civil| and military aeroplanes to either sige in the Spanish civil war. The order is‘ expected to be extended to include anyâ€" thing that might be used in warfare. Italy is mustering force but Mussolini| has intimated that he will not take any part in the Svanish war if the other nations enforce bans on the shipment of arms to combatants. more deacate niants sifTered a the hardier ones came through The Horticultural Society‘s s not be affected to any great ex generally conceded. Warmer weather during the higher temperatures at night \ dicted for the next few day: weatherman. Passed Away at the Age of 81 Years at the Home of Her Nephew. Mtrs, Mary Brooks McPhadn, 81 years old, died this morning at the home of ‘her nephew, Frank McPhaden, 88 Main avenue. She was the widow of Dr. McPhaden, of Mount Forest, Ontario, who died six years ago there. Another nephew, Charlese McPhaden, lives on Government road just outside Ban Placed on Shipment of Planes to Either Side i 24â€"hour period nometer t ing mark frost of the low rdi1 ugust nipped some lying districts of iizht as unofficial s showed that the been touched. In and down by the cures of 34 and 35 On Hollinger hill * e t P t sttA 1 the days and ht were preâ€" days by the rning. The _ a little but zh all right. show will extent, it is Monday 74. min i@, min. 1; last k this to 6.45 i total steady Published at Timmins, Ont., Canads, Ererey MONDAY and THURSDAY Looking for Gold! See What the Miners Found! Striped Animal.of Garden Party Unpopularity Likely Enâ€" tered Mine by Way of One of the Vents from Surface. Humourous Interlude at Hollinger Mine This Morning. The visitor claims one h( of being the first ‘3f his tribe mining. Mine officials said noon they believed the skunk fallen or wandered down / many vents that come to the many vents that come to the surface. Work continued under difficulty on the level so recently vacated by the aniâ€" mal. Dry cleaners in town will doubtâ€" less be interested in learning the names of the brave miners whyo rid the Hollinâ€" Miners at the Hollinger this morning found another underground worker who didn‘t belong there. He was wearâ€" ing a iblack and white striped suit and was decidedly undesirable. "Skunk!" shouted the miner who first spotted the little animal. And the battle for possession of the 4254=â€"foot level was on! The mine has had other visitorsâ€"an occasional muskrat has wandered down a vent into the workings and many bats have made their homes in the darker corners of the underground city. were â€"I0r the HOrtICcuiturAaAil â€"<sAowâ€" in the Timmins skating arena on Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 24th and 25th, he was enthusiastic in his belief that the 1936 event would exceed in every way the successes of past years. Asked abou the effect of the cutworms, the weather and so on, he replied: "That‘s all over! I‘ve just been around some of the garâ€" denrns and they were never better." He menticned some of the oldâ€"time exâ€" hisjiters here an remarked on the exâ€" cellent gardens they had developed despite all obstacles. He referred. tCc the beautiful gardens of A. Proulx, W Irving,. G. Corless, J. Moyle, Len Laakâ€" Two tor: in If ever undergrou ride to t aumped i1 nearly to surface. He had fresh air before I ger of impending disaster by smell. Mine officials did not know early this afternoon who the men were. Some Remarkably Fine Gardens in the Town and District Exhibition on Monday and Tuesday, August 24th and 25th Should he Bigger and Better than Ever. Secretary Enthusitastic. so, and othe a number of some specia Gold Centre Oopment in been wonder this rain ju ured that t flowers and in the garde to make th Sister of Timmins Man Terribly Slashed by Axe When Geo. Hogg, secretary Oof the Timmins Horticultural Society, was asked this week what the prospects were for the Horticultural Show in the Timmins skating arena on Monday ind Tuesday, Aug. 24th and 25th, he was enthusiastic in his belief that the Orma J{( with her bridge. In the m mother of Bracebridgt Irom an almost n Ontario . Bracebric fractured mo summoned t telegram. wife. for sot Orma Jones at Death‘s Door from Attack at Her Homg¢ on Farm near Bracebridge.. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jones Leave Here for Bracebridge on Receipt of Telegram Telling of the Tragedy. + rospects Excellent for Horticultural Show 10g6 Pet ‘ed m men badc o make om sh i1pSULAIT anyihin und, tha the neare L there yv and prize irdens of hims e hospital, suffering from ; kull and loss of blaod. Father is Dead er of the family died thre s ago. Onre son, Frank, 17 iT 18 mimnl 40 \ ) 9T 1il hatch ?20â€"vea ed the unwelcome viISI rier and, holding thei him, smell and all. ing was rushed aroun Ma Then It ast weq he said Al 12M > died s it right." He figâ€" ere enough beautiful vegetables available Timmins and district x bigger and better the skunk h: d down ‘one arden tewor 2 Anever detter., â€"LL _ the oldâ€"time ex marked on the ex hey had develope es. He referred. t kunk shatf Moyl ther ompat few ‘ibe TO §g0 SOl id this after that the in every way . Asked about investigating aicKk made on zirl who lived n near Braceâ€" ridad e were quite in town, and nNnCOl and hed hne rar) ast trIp minutes ones at The develâ€" r two has ling: ‘"And id In the ce investiâ€" who asked d around , quick Hurriedly 11 who 1¢ crovere flowin said t: â€"that I o gold either f the : ‘byv j mE has twWwo o1 Norwegian Freighter _ _ Lands in Wrong Province To Check Pollution of Kirkland Water Supply Fearing pollution of Kirkland Lake‘s expensive water system, inspection of the "sanitary area" from which the water has been taken for some years, has bsen ordered by the Department of Health in Toronto. Bidgood Kirkland mines, near Mcâ€" Tavish lake, source of the water supâ€" ply, may‘have to divert tailings. But skunks? They hope never to enâ€" counter one again! The air supply sysâ€" tem was not built to cope with such major disturbances. The skunk will not soon be forgotâ€" ten at the Hollinger. The odour hung heavily around the level toâ€"day. Anyone can make mistakesâ€"even captains on oceanâ€"going vessels. Those in charge of the Norwegian freighter Spind made the embarrassing discovery when they docked at West Saint John, New Brunswick, that they were in the wrong province. They had set sail for Carleton, Quevec, and had an old chart on which West Saint John was marked Carleton, its old name. The ship‘s real destination was hundreds of miles away. The twelfth annua@ exhibition _ of flowers and vegetables by the Timmins Horticultural Society will be held in the skating arena on Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 24th and 25th. Timmins Citizens Band is to be in attendance. Mayor Bartieman will give an address in the evening at 8 o‘clock. This year an admission fee of ten cents is to be charged. Je especially attractive to judge from the showing in the recent juvenile garâ€" den contests. than ever. In regard to some of the gardens and their produce, Mr. Hogg was especially enthusiastic. Mrs..R. P. Kinkel‘s rock garden at the Buffaloâ€" Ankerite came in for special praise from the Horticultural Secretary, He said the rock garden at the Buffaloâ€" Ankerite was one of the most artistlc and attractive it had ever been his good fortune to see. There should be special interest, he thought, in the display of table decorations which Mrs. Kinkel had kindly agreed to make in local store windows in connection with the Horticultural Society‘s exhibition event. Juvenile classes at the exhibition here on Monday and Tuesday should Sergt. Turnbull Leaving Quebec Provincial Force A great many peopiec in town and district know Staffâ€"Sergt, Kenneth H Turnbull, of the Quebec provincial poâ€" lice, stationed in recent years at Noâ€" randa. Most people in the north have ard of him on account of his talent persistence and activity as a police ofâ€" ficer. It was his able work that brok up the communist criminal activities in Quebec mines and woods. All accordâ€" ingly will be interested to know that Bergt. Turnbull has resigned from the Queébec provincial force, the resignaâ€" tion taking effect on Aug, 15th. His future plans are not disclosed. had gone to a nearby farm the preâ€" vious day and did not return until after his sister‘s body had been found Two other daughters live in Bracebridge. Mrs. Jones and Orma were believed to have been alone on the farm Monday when the attack occurred. Péter, who is just 24 years old, came to Timmins with his young wife in search of work a couple of months ago. He was a member of bush fire fighting crew for a few days then found nmore regular employment with a local transâ€" fer company. PRICE THREE CE NTS 2 Sections 16 Pages the pre intil afteé ind Tw acebridg No hav @ilent